6/3/22 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Tango Scene-Rudolf Nureyev & Anthony Dowell- Valentino (1977)

Valentino-PosterRudolph Nureyev is Valentino. The world’s greatest lover dances the tango with the world’s greatest male dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (Anthony Dowell).

Directed by Ken Russell in 1977, the film calls itself a biographical drama; but it is very loosely based on the life of Rudolph Valentino, . In this scene former dance hall performer Valentino (Rudolph Nureyev) dances a tango with dance legend and Ballet Russe star Nijinsky (Anthony Dowell).

Rudolf Nureyev & Anthony Dowell in Valentino (1977)

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